East Richmond railway station, Sydney
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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East Richmond railway station is a suburban railway station located on the Richmond line, serving the Sydney suburb of Richmond. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 Western Line and T5 Cumberland Line services. It was opened in 1939 as an infill station, the last on the Richmond line.
East Richmond | |||||||||||||||
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 Eastbound view showing platform building in November 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bourke Street, Richmond Sydney, New South Wales Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°36′07″S 150°45′35″E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 26 metres (85 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Sydney Trains | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 60.00 km (37.28 mi) from Central | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ERD | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 July 1939 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (from August 1991) | ||||||||||||||
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History
The Richmond railway line had originally opened in 1864, but no station was provided at East Richmond. However, a station at East Richmond to be located at the "Bourke Street Crossing" was first requested as early as mid-1898.[3]
East Richmond station opened on 2 July 1939, as an infill station.[4]
Services
Platforms
Services to East Richmond operate from either the North Shore or South-West Sydney, branching off the Main Western railway line at Blacktown. Since 26 November 2017, the T1 Western Line serves East Richmond throughout the entirety of the day, except when late night T5 Cumberland Line services continue to Richmond, rather than terminating at Schofields.
| Platform | Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
| 1 | services to Lindfield or North Sydney via Central services to Richmond |
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| services to Leppington services to Richmond | [6] |
Transport links
East Richmond station is served by one NightRide route:
Bourke Street:
- N71: Richmond station to Town Hall station[7]
